A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

costs Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.4 16.1 11.9 9.9 5.8 0 22.1
Number of occurrences4732 8 1 1 0 5
Number of authors24 16 5 1 1 1

Occurrences of costs in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 2 - Editorial: A Twa Wey Street, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, prose
ye're no fashed how muckle it costs, or whit ye'll luik like wanc on page 3

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
d a quickie (wi yer bus-pass) costs a tenner. on page 33

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
secrets oO ma success. And it costs me naethin. Ah get it free fa on page 16

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
, ye get gien the 'projectit' costs. Nou thae 'projectit' costs ( on page 35
n oot damn few ivver dae. The costs estimatit bi accoontants jist on page 36
they play is tae aye pass the costs on tae the population at larg on page 54
s on the maist o yer business costs tae yer warkers, wha arenae e on page 91
an happiness, the NHS, as it 'costs ower muckle', want tae keep h on page 127
Also on pages 148
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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
it costs nuthin ti hae on page 73
bottles o cider that costs on page 76

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
rig goin an aw ither sorts o costs. The profit wis best whan the on page 48

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
s daein some slimmin club. It costs ten pound a week an yi get a on page 135

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ld coamic sang, '...happiness costs such a lot.' on page 72

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
a weylaid coach. This awmaist costs the rider his life. But the n
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
aw leids respect costs nae siller at aw.”
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Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
lic life - every single wird costs ye hauf yer listeners. This a
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Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
dustry an prohibitive traivel costs. Busses tae Embra teuk ower t
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Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
s, cuttin doon on transaction costs. Gin Britain quats the EU, we
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ue European integration at aw costs.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
n brocht up the haivers aboot costs an pyntit oot that twa-leidit
tit oot that twa-leidit signs costs juist aboot the same as ae-le
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Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
for. A plain loaf in a tavern costs mair as a plain loaf on the s
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
d tae be unrealistic, but the costs hae risen ower an ower again
n concerned aboot these risin costs an the haill matter has been
2 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
eneuch tae cover the prentin costs, we’ll gang aheid wi sax hu
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@billykayscot tweeted
ate haes tae be avoidit at aw costs. Sound affie guid though!(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
unnerstaun how a spreadsheet costs that amount! Price o beef ye (2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
k. That's fit yer corned beef costs, wumman!' on page 44

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
foo muckle marble costs? Naa naa we'll big on page 26

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Weel, civeelity costs nuthin, so Ah said, 'Na, than on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
roon the exhibition. "Aathin costs an airm an a leg." on page 30
"Ah think it's reed caviar. Costs a fortune - bit ye'r richt." on page 31

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The Flying Pigs There’s nae reassurance over national insurance, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
energy prices rising and food costs rising and petrol costs risin
rising and petrol costs rising and a war on and the c
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
ready to hang on the wall and costs from £60. https://t.co/P6Ikk(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I dinna care hoo much hid costs. You're on that boat yersel. on page 21

1 matches

Shetland

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
rtificial interference at all costs."
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Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
Heft Plen - hefts wi' basic costs fer Ulster-Scots self publish on page 10
urns peyin a shaire o' rinnin costs. Thon bes a twa edged sword. on page 46
ae hefted wi' staff an rinnin costs, the mair at thaires a chanst on page 47
t plen - hefts fer the basic costs o' Ulster-Scots self publishi on page 56

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